Weather-strip



C. G. WEBER.

WEATHER STRIP.

APPLlcAmoN F1151) 111111.11. 1919.

'Patented Oct. 12, 1920.

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C. G. WEBER.

WEATHER STRIP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17| 1919.

1,355,582. Patented Oct. 12, 1920.

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CHARLES G. WEBER,- or EAs'rroR'r, MARYLAND.

WEATHER-STRIP.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 17, 1919. Serial No. 283,072.y

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES G. VEBEP., a citizen of the United States, residing at Eastport, in the county of Anne Arundel, State 'of Maryland, have inventedI certain new and useful Improvements in Weather- Strips; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to newY and useful improvements in weathersstrips and particularly to weatherstrips used on the bottoms of doors.

The principal obj ect of the presentinvention is to provide a novel and improved weatherstrip which will automatically close the opening between the bottom of the door and the floor or sill to exclude air, rain, and

snow.

Another obj ect of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved device of this character which is capable of being applied to any door, either a sliding door or a hinged door, and which will move into operative position when the door is in .closed position, and into inoperative position when the door is in open position.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connectonwith the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the lower portion of a door'having my improved weatherstripr applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2*-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of this weatherstrip from the inside.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an elevation like Fig. 3, but with the movable member of the weatherstrip in elevated position.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents the bottom portion of a door, and 11 the side of the door frame to which the door is hinged, while 1.2 represents the sill of the door frame. ,Se-

cured to the lower portion of the outer face of the door, and extending the full width of the door, is a housing such as a strip of wood, metal, or other desired material 13. Formed longitudinally in the upper portionV Patented oet. 12, 1920.

of the inner face of the strip 13 is agroovev l 14 in which is disposed a rod 15, one end of which is arranged to engage with the adja# cent face of the portion of the door casing or frame-on which the door is hinged. The' other end of thisfrod is threaded and has a block 16 threaded-thereon, said lblock of a size to fit into the groove for longitudinal movement without turning in the groove. To the inner face of the block, that is, next the face of the'door, there is pivoted lone arm 17 of a bell crank lever. Below the grooved portion of the strip, there is formed a longitudinal recess 18, and disposed in this recess for vertical slidable movement, is the body 19 of the weatherstrip. Secured to one face of this'body 19 is a strip of felt 20, the felt and body being formed with upright slotsI 21 for the passage of the screws 22 by means of which the strip 13 is secured to the door, and which permit the strip 19 to slide. Secured to the upper wall of the recess 18 is a hook-shaped-keeper 22, #I

in which the before-mentioned lever is fulcrumed, its lower arm 23 .normally resting within a depression 24 formed in the upper edge of the body member 19. Formed vertically through the upperwall ofi the recess` lower edge of the door. Additional screws 28 are passed through the strip 13 between the groove and the recess and into the face of the door. Y Y,

When the door is in open position the springs 26 hold the body 19in elevated position and. project the outer end of the rod 15 beyond the inner end of the strip 13.y

When the door is moved into closed position the projecting end of the rod is pushed inwardly with the result that the block 16 will cause the rocking of the bell crank lever and the downward movement of the body 19 by the pressing engagement of the arm 23 upon the upper edge of said body. This forces the lower edgeV of the felt against the carpet strip or threshold 29 of the doorframe, and excludes wind, rain and snow. The device is constructed for attachment to any door without modifications to the door, andV may be made of metal if desired without departing from the invention.

Y All parts of thisy device are accessible from" the inner side of the housing 13 before it is applied to the door. VAfter it is applied thereto the door may be swung open and the `rod 15 grasped by its projecting end 'and turned to adjust `it through the nut or block 16 one way or thelother, as the `user lindsit necessary to cause'the weather-strip to be bornedownward to the threshold with eX- actly the; proper pressure. From time to Atime' as the parts shrink or conditions change Y otherwise, it may be i'oundV desirable to urther adjust the rod, Aalthough the entire mechanism is immediately accessibleV When the `fastening vscrews are Vremoved Vand the casing' taken off the door.

` What is claimed is V:.

Y The herein described Weatherstrip comv-V prising a casing having a longitudinal groove and below. it ,all channel, al strip vVVVitnesses mounted for vertical movement in said ment with the opening in the block, its other end normally projecting at one end of the casingadj acent thatY edge of the door which is hinged, as described. y f

`on, said strip, anda rod mounted in said groove and'threaded at one end for-engage-` In testimony whereof, I afHX my'signature,

inthe presenceV of two witnesses.vv l

CHARLES-G. WEBER.

, YMOIRMS M- FISHER, BERNARD F. BASIL. 

